anthracosis

American  

[an-thruh-koh-sis] / ˌæn θrəˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.

2. black lung.

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anthracosis British  

/ ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Informal name: coal miner's lung.  a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust

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Other Word Forms

• anthracotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of anthracosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1830–40; anthrac-, -osis

Example Sentences

Miners are prone to anthracosis or "black lung," divers to the bends and tennis players to bursitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coal miners are particularly susceptible to "black lung," or anthracosis, a disease caused by inhaling coal dust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Very minute, inorganic foreign bodies may become encysted as in anthracosis.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier